Controversial opinions
I believe some of the best truly gourmet chocolate is milk chocolate. I think the US is going to be fine, but I'm concerned about China. I think British Petroleum did a great job cleaning up after the Gulf oil spill. I believe that large and influential swaths of the Wall Street population were proud to host the Wall Street protesters. I think farm work is skilled labor. I think a lot of contagious microbes are healthy. I think human activity brings rain, and wind, and drought, and floods, by many means other than just global warming. I think spaghetti sauce, salsa, ketchup, barbeque grills, french fries, potato chips, tortilla chips, corn chips, tequila, hamburgers, sweet chocolate, Mariachi music, country music, sombreros, cowboy hats, circus clowns and many of today's capitalist and democratic institutions came originally from the same culture. I think wealthy students whose parents contribute notable funds to a university endowment are valuable both financially and socially to a diverse academic institution, even if and when they are not otherwise qualified; that this form of affirmative action should be acknowledged and accepted alongside the others. I think Coca-Cola is the best drink ever patented. I think the average American is politically sophisticated. Guess that's it for now...